UNIT 7

Lead-in Lead-in

1 Complete the crossword and fi nd the mystery word.

1 What is the surname of a famous British writer of detective stories Agatha? 2 What is the name of the Saint that the biggest cathedral in London is named after? 3 What is the surname of a famous actor and director from the silent film era Sir Charles Spencer? 4 What is the full name of a famous German composer Ludwig Van? 5 Where are artefacts and important works of art exhibited? In a ... 6 What is another name for the statuette given by the American Film Academy? 7 Which Shakespeare’s character is known for saying the words ‘to be or not to be’?

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1 Find eight more intensifi ers in the word search. Then use them to make the following adjectives stronger.

The fi rst letter is given.

1 r __ __ __ __ __ good 2 q __ __ __ __ diffi cult 3 v __ __ __ charismatic 4 r __ __ __ __ __ controversial 5 t __ __ __ __ amazing 6 d __ __ __ __ __ emotional 7 e __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ popular 8 c __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ unbelievable 9 i __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ powerful D R A T R U L Y I R C E E A V Y M E T Q E O X G E T E C T R U A M T V O P S R R A I L P R E P O L W U T T L L E R V L U Y S H E Y E M U N E L K E E M P T E N C V R A Z R R A E L C O M N Y R Y H L L Y T I N Q U I B E S Y E I N C R E D I B L Y

2 Match sentence halves 1–7 with a–g.

1 I think this painting

2 It is said that Picasso was 3 Beethoven wrote

4 Shakespeare’s dramas, comedies and histories 5 The painting called The Scream by Edvard Munch 6 Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata 7 It must be quite diffi cult a) truly powerful symphonies, sonatas and quartets. b) is a deeply emotional piano composition. c) a rather controversial artist and a very charismatic man. d) is quite morbid, but rather interesting. e) are still incredibly popular with theatregoers. f) for an artist to sell a favourite painting. g) is a really good example of

Expressionism.

3 Complete the sentences with the adverbs in the box.

approximately eventually gradually originally certainly

1 Among the geniuses are _______________________ Shakespeare, Beethoven and Picasso who never cease to impress and provoke wide audiences. 2 ‘The Bard of Avon’, as Shakespeare was called, wrote _______________________ 40 plays, 154 sonnets and other poems. 3 Beethoven’s Symphony No.3 or Eroica was _______________________ dedicated to Napoleon. 4 Beethoven’s condition worsened _______________________ and _______________________ led to complete deafness.

4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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1 Edward Bulwer-Lytton, an English writer, coined the famous ________________ ‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ 2 Beethoven has been dead for almost two centuries now but his compositions have stood the test of ________________ . 3 Who was the girl in Johannes Vermeer’s painting The Girl with a Pearl Earring? It remains a ________________ to this day. 4 Great works of art ________________ joy to people all around the world. 5 Van Gogh turned his ________________ on Dutch Realist tradition to develop a style of his own. 6 Pablo Picasso has had great ________________ on the 20th century art. 7 Van Gogh’s paintings never cease to ________________ curiosity among art lovers.

Grammar The Passive Voice

1 Read the Did You Know? facts about famous artists. Make the active sentences passive. Use the agent if necessary.

Matisse’s The Boat

1 The thieves stole Mona Lisa from the Louvre in August 1911. 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 2 Vincent Van Gogh sold just one painting Red Vineyard at Arles during his entire life. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 3 Edgar Degas produced approximately 1500 paintings, pastels, prints and drawings of dancers. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 4 A British art designer John Pasche created the Rolling Stone’s emblem – the big red tongue. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 5 No one knows the real name of the world’s most famous graffiti artist, Banksy. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 6 In 1961, they hung Matisse’s The Boat upside down in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. _______________________________________________________________________________ .

2 Write the following passive sentences in the active.

1 The Persistence of Memory was painted by Salvador Dali in 1931. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 2 Beautiful paintings by young artists can be bought in my aunt’s gallery. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 3 A lot of money has been raised through charity auctions this year. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 4 Artworks for a secret ‘Art on a Postcard’ auction in London will be donated by famous artists next month. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 5 Christie’s is known for the auctions of Coco Chanel’s wardrobe, Albert Einstein’s personal notes and Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery. _______________________________________________________________________________ . 6 Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a record-breaking $450 million at Christie's. _______________________________________________________________________________ .

3 Complete the following sentences about your school with the passive form of the verbs in brackets and your own words.

1 My school ____________________ (build) in ____________________ . 2 Students ____________________ (give) homework on a daily basis.

3 ____________________ and ____________________ ____________________ (teach) at my school. 4 My school is very strict on discipline. School rules ____________________ (must / obey).

Vocabulary and Listening

1 Match sentence halves 1–7 with a–g.

1 Why are you all dressed 2 I’ll see all those incredible paintings 3 Expressionists, impressionists, it’s all the same 4 One day you’ll realize how much you can learn 5 Art puts a completely different perspective 6 I’m not so convinced 7 It’ll grow a) about that. b) on you eventually. c) on the world around us. d) in person. e) to me! f) up? g) from art.

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Listen and write the words from the box in the correct column.

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/eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /ɪə/ /ʊə/ /eə/ /aʊ/ /əʊ/

Diphthongs consist of more than one sound.

3 Fill in the gaps with the words in the box to complete the text.

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Josh’s _________________ has had her __________________ done because she is going to an ___________________ to see some of the greatest ___________________ works. She wants to see the ___________________ of Van Gogh and Munch in person.

She thinks that ___________________ is beautiful and that people can ___________________ a lot from it. In her opinion art puts a completely different __________________ on the world around us.

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Grammar Causative ■ The Passive Voice

1 Circle the correct option which best completes each sentence.

1 The book ____________________ written in 2010. a) is b) was c) were

d) has 2 The book was written ____________________ J. K Rowling. a) at b) by c) from d) of 3 Millions of people ____________________ Mona Lisa every year. a) will be seen b) must be seen c) see d) are seen 4 I need to get my photo ____________________ by a professional. a) taken b) take c) took d) taking 5 Grace doesn’t cut her own hair. She ____________________ at the hairdresser’s. a) gets it b) cuts it c) has cut it d) has it cut 6 When will the painting ____________________ completed? a) have b) is c) being d) be 7 The exhibition won’t ____________________ . a) be cancelled b) cancel c) cancelled d) been cancelled 8 Deborah ____________________ her hair permed yesterday. It’s her premiere night tonight. a) has b) gets c) got d) was

2 Read the sentences below and decide if they are active (A) or passive (P). 1

The New Yorker, an American magazine including reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fi ction, satire, cartoons and poetry, was started in 1925. 2 It debuted on February 21st, 1925. 3 It was founded by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant. 4 Ross wanted to create a magazine with sophisticated humor that would be different from other American magazines. 5 He edited the magazine until his death in 1951. ____ 6 The New Yorker has featured cartoons since its publication. ____ 7 Both fiction and non-fiction stories from this magazine have been adapted for fi lms. ____ 8 Despite its title, The New Yorker is read both nationwide and internationally. ____ 9 Nowadays the magazine is published 47 times annually. ____ 10 Five issues cover two-week span.

3 Write sentences with the following cues. Use the correct present, past or future passive forms.

1 Impressionism / develop / in Paris / in the 1890s. _____________________________________________________________________________ .

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Hamlet / write / at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602. _____________________________________________________________________________ . 3 This young artist’s paintings / exhibit / at the Tate Modern / next month. _____________________________________________________________________________ . 4 Steel and concrete / use / to build bridges / in modern times. _____________________________________________________________________________ .

4 Write each sentence using the given words so that it means the same as the fi rst one.

1 Leonardo Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa between 1503 and 1506. Mona Lisa ____________________________________________________________________ . 2 The painter used the technique called gouache.

The technique called gouache _____________________________________________________ . 3 Artists often paint outdoor paintings in gouache because of its fast-drying quality. Outdoor paintings ______________________________________________________________ . 4 They will organize a charity auction to help sick children next Friday.

A charity auction _______________________________________________________________ . 5 Colin always takes photos of me.

I always have my photos _________________________________________________________ .

5 Complete the text with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous fictional detectives. This famous character ______________________ (create) by Agatha Christie. Poirot ______________________ (appear) in 33 novels and 54 short stories. Poirot ______________________ (portray) for films and TV by various actors. They include: Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, David Suchet, Kenneth Branagh and some others.

Albert Finney ______________________ (play) Poirot in 1974 in the cinematic version of Murder on the Orient Express. It was a very accurate adaptation of Christie’s crime story and it ______________________ (think) to be the most successful British film ever made. It ______________________ (approve) by Agatha Christie herself.

Peter Ustinov played Poirot six times, starting with Death on the Nile (1978). He ______________________ (repeat) the role in Evil Under the Sun (1982) and Appointment with Death (1988). He appeared again as Poirot in three films made for television: Thirteen at Dinner (1985), Dead Man's Folly (1986) and Murder in Three Acts (1986).

David Suchet played the role of this famous detective in total of 70 episodes in the British crime drama Agatha Christie's Poirot. The series ___________________ (broadcast) from January 1989 to November 2013.

The latest version of Murder on the Orient Express _______________ (direct) by Kenneth Branagh. He also _____________________ (star) in it. The fi lm ______________________ (release) in 2017.

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1 Read about another masterpiece. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. They all start with the letter ‘c’.

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The _______________________ of Adam by Michelangelo Buonarroti is a fresco painting, which is part of the Sistine Chapel's _______________________ in Vatican. It is _______________________ to be the best known image of the Sistine Chapel and one of the most replicated religious paintings of all time. It depicts God giving life to the first human - Adam. Pope Julius II _______________________ the artist to paint the frescos. However, Michelangelo was hesitant and almost refused to do it because he was principally a sculptor, not a fresco painter. The story goes that originally the design for the frescos was limited to just the Twelve Apostles and a few decorative works. But Michelangelo extended the whole _______________________ and painted more than 300 figures. As a result, his work as a fresco painter became one of his most _______________________ achievements and the _______________________ painting The Creation of Adam one of _______________________'s 's greatest pictorial works of art.

2 Unscramble the letters to get the types of paintings.

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3 Unscramble the letters to get three verbs, two adjectives and one noun.

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4 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

catch a glimpse / in his mind’s eye / scratch beneath the surface / had a brainwave / cast a glance

1 Suddenly, Richard ___________________________ how to finish his play. 2 I queued for hours in front of the Vatican just to ___________________________ of

Michelangelo’s masterpieces Pietà and David. 3 The painter went to his studio to ___________________________ at the picture he was creating. 4 If you ___________________________, you will find out that there is always an interesting story behind every genius. 5 An image of a burning giraffe appeared ___________________________ .

5 Complete the sentences with the genitive case of the nouns in brackets.

1 We’ll be in London in _______________________________. (two hours / time) 2 Tate Modern is one of the _______________________________ top tourist attractions. (UK) 3 Van Gogh is _______________________________. (my parents / favourite painter) 4 The Louvre holds the largest _______________________________. (collection / da Vinci’s paintings) 5 Picasso appreciated _______________________________. (children / art)

Writing A Description of a Painting

1 Look at the portraits. Choose one and write a description of it.

Also read the model description in the student’s book, p. 94 and the writing guide to help you.

1 Girl with a Pearl Earring h a PearlEarringGirl with

(an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer / painted around 1665 / the model’s identity not known)

2 Portrait of Dr Gachet t of D Dr Gach hetPortrait

(an oil painting by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh / painted in June 1890 / doctor Paul Gachet took care of Van Gogh during the final months of his life)

Writing guide 1 Introduce the work of art.

Mention the name of the painting, and of the artist and the year it was created. _____________________ was painted /made by _____________________ in ___________________ .

2 Mention the type of work of art and the technique used.

This is a portrait / drawing / sketch of a man / woman. The technique used is oil on canvas / gouache / tempera / water colour / ink ...

3 Describe the man’s / woman’s age / facial features.

The man / woman is young / old. He / She has got big / small / brown / blue / green eyes.

He / She has got a straight / snub / aquiline nose. His / Her mouth is small / wide / open / closed with thin / full lips. The chin is square / pointed. His / Her hair is long / short / straight / curly / wavy ... He / She is wearing ...

4 Describe the atmosphere / facial expression / colours / shapes

The mood / atmosphere is pleasant / warm / calm / romantic / friendly / gloomy / tense ... He / She is / seems happy / sad / tense / relaxed / absent-minded / depressed / tired / calm ... The colours are bright / dark / intense / rich ...

5 Give your opinion what the artist was trying to express.

The painting shows happiness / despair / serenity / tension / delight / anxiety / joy / misery ...